Day 54 - Foundation of TASH
The American Association for the Education of the Severely and Profoundly Handicapped was established in 1975. Today, the organization is...
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Dec 1, 20211 min read
Day 53 - Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education
Public Law 98-524, or the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act was passed in 1984. The act established vocational and technical...
Nov 30, 20211 min read
Day 52 - United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons 1983-1992
In December of 1982 the United Nations declared 1983-1992 the Decade of Disabled Persons. The goal was to encourage activity that would...
Nov 30, 20211 min read
Day 51 - PL 94-142 ; 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was signed 46 years ago on November 29, 1975 by President Gerald Ford. The act ensures a...
Nov 30, 20211 min read
Day 50 - International Year of Disabled Persons
The year 1981 was proclaimed the International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP) by the General Assembly of the United Nations. The theme...
Nov 27, 20211 min read
Day 49 - Establishment of the Yes I Can Awards
The Yes I Can! Awards were established by the Foundation for Exceptional Children in 1981. These Awards are presented annually to twelve...
Nov 25, 20211 min read
Day 47 - The American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities
The American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities was formed in 1975 and was the first disability rights groups that included...
Nov 24, 20211 min read
Day 46 - CEC and The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education formed in 1954 to establish national standards for accreditation of teacher...
Nov 23, 20211 min read
Day 43 - Section 504
Section 504 of the the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination of individuals based on disabilities. The act ensured that...
Nov 23, 20211 min read
Day 42 - Congressional Investigation 1972
In 1972 a congressional investigation was launched to determine the state of children with disabilities in the United States. The...
Nov 19, 20211 min read
Day 41 - PARC v. Pennsylvania Commonwealth
Pennsylvania Association of Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a court case from the early 1970s which dealt with the...
Nov 18, 20211 min read
Day 40 - CEC Professional Standards
The Council for Exceptional Children first published the Professional Standards for Personnel in Education of Exceptional Children in...
Nov 16, 20211 min read
Day 38 - Foundation of the Experimental Education Unit
The Experimental Education Unit was founded at the University of Washington as part of the College of Education and the Center for Human...
Nov 11, 20211 min read
Day 33 - Vocational Rehabilitation Programs at the end of WWI
Today, November 11th, is Veteran’s Day, the anniversary of the end of World War I. Following World War I many injured and disabled...
Nov 9, 20211 min read
Day 31 - P.L. 87-276 Teachers of the Deaf Act
Public Law 87-276 was enacted at the federal level in 1961. This act was passed to provide specially trained teachers to students who...
Nov 8, 20211 min read
Day 30 - 1958 PL 85 - 926
Public Law 85-926 was passed at the federal level in 1958. This public law encouraged an increase in teachers of students with...
Nov 7, 20211 min read
Day 29 - NJ Bills of 1954
In 1954 three bills were passed in the state of New Jersey regarding Special Education. These laws described three categories in which...
Nov 6, 20211 min read
Day 28 - Establishment of the ARC
In 1950 parent groups came together to establish The ARC. Originally, the organization was named the National Association of Parents and...
Nov 4, 20211 min read
Day 26 - Cornelius E. van Koetsveld
Today, November 4th, is the anniversary of the death of Cornelius E. van Koetsveld. Van Koetsveld established the first private...
Nov 3, 20211 min read
Day 25 - NJ Cerebral Palsy League
Parents and other concerned people began to form groups during the 1940s to address the issue of inequality in education for students...
"It is the boast of Americans that every child has opportunity of school education but it is true that many children- through no fault of their own- get nothing from education. Not education but the right education should be our boast."
- Elizabeth Farrell
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